I've had dental implant placed, and today I have seen my dentist who installed the permanent crown. He cemented it with temporary cement. He reasoned that by if he fills it with permanent cement, then in case anything happens in the future and has to be looked at, then he has to quot;breakquot; the crown and thus new one is needed. However, that is not the case with temporary cement. Is he doing the right thing? I am honestly not convinced too much. He
You might want to discuss this with this dentist and allow him to take a radiograph, check the bite and do a visual exam of this crowned tooth to assure it was seated properly since you feel it might not be and are having these twinges. Although some dental assistants and hygienist excel and are highly capable of performing these extended duties, they are never allowed to do so without the dentist being in direct supervision and on the premises.
I'm not a dentist, but we NEVER use temporary cement on an implant crown. I don't see any reason to use it and cannot imagine why your dentist did so. Hopefully Grandpa Walleye will answer this question for you. He is a dentist who gives great advice.
I've never heard of anything like this, especially when inserting a permanent crown for an implant. Your dentist seems a little unsure of what he's doing. I mean, if you always anticipate your work to have problems in the fututre and for anything to happen then things will definitely happen when in reality they shouldn't. An implant that is done right should last your whole life, A crown that is done right (and assuming to take very good care of your teeth) should last 10-20 years (although I've seen some crowns last 50 years). I personally find it a little odd that he cemented a permanent crown with temporary cement.
The ladies have given great advice. I have rarely heard of a permanent crown being placed using temporary cement, but never on an implant. I have done it twice in my career that I can remember. It was on a vital tooth that started acting up when the temporary was on and possibly was going to need to have a root canal done in the near future. If so the crown could be removed and the root canal done and then the crown permanently cemented. But of course this is not the case with an implant. Is he worried about the implant failing? If so, then it would not make any difference as to how the crown was cemented. It sounds strange and I can't give you a good reason for doing it.
